Test 5 · Parents who row, and one kind and one not
«Dad said my horse looks like a dog, so Dad doesn't love me and I don't love him». What does the lesson say?
Mova's choice: option 2 · The right answer: option 2 · right ✓ · Who acts: Dad, horse, lesson · What happens: say, look, not love · To what, where: Dad · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 5 of lesson 496 «Parents who row, and one kind and one not» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school. The page gives the question's syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause, then the 4 options as the student saw them, each with its tree and pragmatics. Every text is parsed by Mova itself. How the student answered it, with the score of every option and why: the test at school.
The question
Sentence 1: «Dad said my horse looks like a dog, so Dad doesn't love me and I don't love him».
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 3 said | punct |
| 2 | Dad | dad | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 said | nsubj |
| 3 | said | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | my | my | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 5 horse | nmod:poss |
| 5 | horse | horse | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 looks | nsubj |
| 6 | looks | look | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 said | ccomp |
| 7 | like | like | ADP | _ | 9 dog | case |
| 8 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 9 dog | det |
| 9 | dog | dog | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 looks | obl |
| 10 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 15 love | punct |
| 11 | so | so | ADV | _ | 15 love | advmod |
| 12 | Dad | Dad | PROPN | Number=Sing | 15 love | nsubj |
| 13 | does | do | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 15 love | aux |
| 14 | n't | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 15 love | advmod |
| 15 | love | love | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 6 looks | parataxis |
| 16 | me | I | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 15 love | obj |
| 17 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 21 love | cc |
| 18 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 21 love | nsubj |
| 19 | do | do | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 21 love | aux |
| 20 | n't | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 21 love | advmod |
| 21 | love | love | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 15 love | conj |
| 22 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 21 love | obj |
| 23 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 21 love | punct |
| 24 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 said | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | say speech: assert in a quote | past | Dad | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 2 | look in a quote | present | my horse | like a dog | vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus | ||||
| 3 | not love in a quote | present · do-support | Dad | Dad | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer i=Stimulus | ||||
| 4 | not love in a quote | present · do-support | Dad | Dad | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer he=Stimulus |
One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.
Sentence 2: What does the lesson say?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 5 say | obj |
| 2 | does | do | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 say | aux |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 lesson | det |
| 4 | lesson | lesson | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 say | nsubj |
| 5 | say | say | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 6 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 5 say | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | say speech: assert | present · do-support | the lesson | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent what=Topic |
The options
Option 1
Dad is always right, so it's a bad horse
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dad | dad | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 right | nsubj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 right | cop |
| 3 | always | always | ADV | PronType=Tot | 4 right | advmod |
| 4 | right | right | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 5 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 11 horse | punct |
| 6 | so | so | ADV | _ | 11 horse | advmod |
| 7 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 11 horse | nsubj |
| 8 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 11 horse | cop |
| 9 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 11 horse | det |
| 10 | bad | bad | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 11 horse | amod |
| 11 | horse | horse | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 right | parataxis |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | Dad | always, right property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | is a | present | it | a bad horse | tree rules |
Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
You can still love both, and tell the warm one how it felt
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | You | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 4 love | nsubj |
| 2 | can | can | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 4 love | aux |
| 3 | still | still | ADV | _ | 4 love | advmod |
| 4 | love | love | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 5 | both | both | DET | PronType=Tot | 4 love | obj |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 8 tell | punct |
| 7 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 8 tell | cc |
| 8 | tell | tell | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 4 love | conj |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 11 one | det |
| 10 | warm | warm | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 11 one | amod |
| 11 | one | one | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 tell | obj |
| 12 | how | how | ADV | PronType=Int | 14 felt | advmod |
| 13 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 14 felt | nsubj |
| 14 | felt | feel | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 8 tell | ccomp |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | love | can | You | both | still | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer both=Stimulus | |||
| 2 | tell speech: assert | infinitive | You not said here | the warm one | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP what S»: agent=Agent one=Recipient clause=Topic | ||||
| 3 | feel | past | it | vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |
Option 3
You must stop loving Dad now and only love Mum
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | You | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 3 stop | nsubj |
| 2 | must | must | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 3 stop | aux |
| 3 | stop | stop | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 4 | loving | love | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 3 stop | xcomp |
| 5 | Dad | dad | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 loving | obj |
| 6 | now | now | ADV | PronType=Dem | 4 loving | advmod |
| 7 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 9 love | cc |
| 8 | only | only | ADV | _ | 9 love | advmod |
| 9 | love | love | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 3 stop | conj |
| 10 | Mum | mum | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 love | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | stop | must | You | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality | |||||
| 2 | love | gerund | You not said here | Dad | now | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer dad=Stimulus | |||
| 3 | love | infinitive | You not said here | Mum | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer mum=Stimulus |
Option 4
Throw the drawing away and stop drawing horses, since Dad is the expert
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Throw | throw | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 drawing | det |
| 3 | drawing | drawing | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Throw | obj |
| 4 | away | away | ADV | _ | 1 Throw | advmod |
| 5 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 6 stop | cc |
| 6 | stop | stop | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 1 Throw | conj |
| 7 | drawing | draw | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 6 stop | xcomp |
| 8 | horses | horse | NOUN | Number=Plur | 7 drawing | obj |
| 9 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 14 expert | punct |
| 10 | since | since | ADP | _ | 14 expert | case |
| 11 | Dad | Dad | PROPN | Number=Sing | 14 expert | nsubj |
| 12 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 14 expert | cop |
| 13 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 14 expert | det |
| 14 | expert | expert | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Throw | parataxis |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | throw away | imperative | you not said here | the drawing | away property | vn throw-17.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent drawing=Theme | |||
| 2 | stop | present | you not said here | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality | |||||
| 3 | draw | gerund | you not said here | horses | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent horse=Theme | ||||
| 4 | is | present | Dad | since the expert | tree rules |
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